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Scheme for multi-cell UL sounding transmission

US10651962B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 2009
Grant dateMay 12, 2020
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/541
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method, respective apparatuses, system and computer program product for obtaining channel state information in a coordinated multi-point transmission/reception communication network. The method includes allocating a first sounding resource to at least one of a plurality of user equipment in a coordinated multi-point transmission/reception communication network for transmitting sounding reference signal to a base station of a serving cell, and allocating a second sounding resource to the at least one user equipment for transmitting sounding reference signal to a base station of an interfering cell, wherein the first and the second sounding resource are different from each other.

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